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Saturday, July 25, 2015

Jeera Rasam - Rasam Varieties

What is the most comforting food in our house?? It is rasam... and there are so many varieties of it.. This rasam is so flavorful from jeera (cumin seeds) and tastes awesome... Serve it hot with rice and a veg and that is such a fulfilling dinner!! This is my another choice for Lentils in different ways… IngredientsTuvaram Parupu / Toor Dal - 2 table spoonsPuli - 1 lemon sizedCurry Leaves - 10Cumin Seeds - 1 tea spoon + 1/4 tea spoonRasam Powder - 1 table spoonSalt - 1 1/2 tea spoonsTomato - 2 (cubed)Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tea spoonRed Chili - 2Coriander Leaves - 2 table spoonsGhee - 1 tea spoon
Asafetida – 1/8 tea spoonMethod
Soak tuvaram parupu and 1 tea spoon cumin for 15 minutesGrind it a paste and then add water and make a thin batter of itSoak puli in 1 cup of luke warm waterExtract pulp and set asideHeat tamarind pulp along with tomatoAdd rasam powder, asafetida and saltOnce it comes to a boil, add the grinded paste and bring it to boilIn another small pan, prepare the seasoning by heating gheeAdd mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chili and curry leavesAdd the seasoning to the rasamAdd coriander leavesServe hot!!
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